Daniel John Martin (born 20 August 1986) is an Irish former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the , , and teams. Born and raised in England, Martin represented Ireland in competition through his Irish mother. During his career, Martin participated in two Olympic Games and won stages of the

2013 Tour de France The 2013 Tour de France was the 100th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on the island of Corsica on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July. The Tour consisted of twenty-one stage ...

and the

2018 Tour de France The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in western France, and concluding on 29 July with the ...

. Martin also won stages at the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

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and

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and the 2021 Giro d'Italia. He finished in the top 10 of five

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, three times in the Tour de France and twice in the Vuelta a España. He also won the overall classification at the

2010 Tour de Pologne The 2010 Tour de Pologne was the 67th running of the Tour de Pologne, in the 82nd year since the first edition. The event was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and the World Calendar. It ran from 1 to 7 August and commenced in Sochaczew and fini ...

and the

2013 Volta a Catalunya The 2013 Volta a Catalunya was the 93rd running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 18 March in Calella, ended on 24 March in Barcelona, and consisted of seven stages. It was the fifth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. ...

. In

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s, he won the 2010

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, the 2010

Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which c ...

, the 2011

Giro di Toscana The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...

, the

2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège The 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 99th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 April 2013 over a distance of and it was the thirteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won b ...

, and the

2014 Giro di Lombardia The 2014 Giro di Lombardia or 2014 Il Lombardia was the 108th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the ''Race of the Falling Leaves''. It was held on 5 October 2014 over a distance of 254 km. The course wa ...

Early life and amateur career

Martin was born on 20 August 1986 in

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, England, United Kingdom. Martin is the son of

Neil Martin Neil Martin (born 20 October 1940) is a Scottish former football player, who scored 100 league goals in both Scotland and England and won three full international caps for Scotland in the 1960s and 1970s. Known for his strength, power, bravery ...

, a former British professional cyclist, and Maria Martin (née Roche) from Ireland, the sister of 1987

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winner,

Stephen Roche Stephen Roche (; born 28 November 1959) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only two cyclists to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de Fr ...

, father of professional cyclist

Nicolas Roche Nicolas Roche (; born 3 July 1984) is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He has twice been national champion and has twice finished in the top ten of the Vuelta a España, and won stages in 2013 an ...

. He was born five weeks premature and suffered from asthma as a child. Martin grew up in

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, and was educated at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Technology College. Martin became the British under-18 national road race champion in 2004. However, in 2006, Martin decided to ride for Ireland. In 2005, he joined the French amateur team , and won the

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in the Ronde de l'Isard.

Professional career

Slipstream–Chipotle (2008–15)

Early years

Martin turned professional in 2008 with . In 2008, he won the

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and the Irish National Road Race Championships. In 2009, Martin reached a

UCI World Ranking The UCI men's road racing world rankings are a point system which is used to rank men's road cycling riders. Points are accrued over a rolling 52 weeks in three categories (Individual, Nations and Teams). Also Year-End rankings exist, based on ...

s of thirty-fifth (137 points), and rode his first

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, the 2009 Vuelta a España. In 2010, he won his first

UCI ProTour The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, e ...

stage race, the Tour of Poland. He finished forty-ninth in the 2010 UCI World Rankings (106 points); Ireland placed seventeenth in the national rankings (254 points).

2011

2011 was Martin's break-out season. He won his first Grand Tour stage during the

, and became the first Irishman to hold the

; he wore the mountains jersey for stages ten and eleven. Martin won Stage 6 and finished second overall, behind Slovak

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of , in the Tour of Poland. With a second place, behind 's Oliver Zaugg of Switzerland, in the season-ending

Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cy ...

, Martin finished in ninth in the UCI World Rankings (286 points); Ireland placed thirteenth in the national rankings (319 points).

2012

Whilst achieving no wins in 2012, Martin placed sixteenth in

(196 points); Ireland finished sixteenth in the national rankings (259 points).

2013

In March 2013, Martin won Stage 4 of the

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...

; his fourth World Tour victory. Martin gained the leader's jersey the following day, and won overall classification four days later. In April, Martin finished fourth in

La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...

; the following weekend, he won

Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Monuments'' of the European professional r ...

, beating 's

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of Spain. It was during the final stages of this race that a spectator in a panda suit chased the riders, leading to a long-lasting connection between Martin and the panda. Martin's form continued at the

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

where he placed eighth overall. Martin, along with his teammates

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and

Ryder Hesjedal Eric Ryder Hesjedal (; born December 9, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional racing cyclist who competed in both mountain biking and road racing between 1998 and 2016. Hesjedal won a silver medal at the 1998 Junior, 2001 Under-23, and Elite ...

, rode the

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as co-captains. On Stage 8, finishing at

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, Talansky and Martin finished together, twelfth and thirtieth, respectively, to sit twelfth and thirteenth overall. The following day, Martin won Stage 9 in

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, after escaping from the lead group with Dane

Jakob Fuglsang Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (born 22 March 1985) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Before turning professional for , he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale–Vredestein, winning the Under ...

() on the final climb. He out sprinted Fuglsang in the final kilometre to win the stage. Martin moved up to eighth overall in the process. However, Martin fell ill in the final week, and following the final three mountain stages, slipped to thirty-third overall. Martin completed the 2013 season with a fourth-place finish in the

, and a second-place finish in the

Tour of Beijing The Tour of Beijing was an annual professional stage bicycle road race held in Beijing, China. History Its first edition took place in October 2011, as the penultimate event in the 2011 UCI World Tour. The tour was a partnership between the UCI a ...

. Martin finished sixth in the UCI World Rankings (432 points); Ireland placed tenth in the national rankings (568 points).

2014

Martin finished second in

, behind Spaniard

Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Valverde's biggest wins have been the Vuelta a España in 2009, Critérium du Dauphiné in 2008 and 2009 ...

(). Martin looked well positioned in

, sitting in second place, but in the final he crashed; Australian

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() was victorious. Martin's primary focus was the Giro d'Italia, which started in

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. However, in the opening team time trial, Martin crashed, breaking his collarbone; he subsequently abandoned the race. He skipped the

to focus on the

; he placed seventh overall. In October, Martin won the

; he attacked in the final kilometre, and soloed to the finish, winning by one second. Martin won Stage 4, and placed second overall, behind 's

Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three ...

of Belgium, at the season-ending

. Martin finished ninth in the UCI World Rankings (316 points); Ireland placed fourteenth in the national rankings (357 points).

2015

In March, Martin came in tenth position at the

. He participated in

, but was caught in a pile-up and had to abandon all hopes of winning the race. He participated in the

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...

(finishing 104th) where he complained of chest pain, but only after the race was it found that he had two broken ribs, a result of his crash at Liège–Bastogne–Liège. On Stage 11 of the

, Martin rode across a three-minute gap on the

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to the breakaway, and then led over the top of the climb. However

Rafał Majka Rafał Majka (Polish pronunciation: ; born 12 September 1989) is a Polish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is known as a strong climber, and rose to prominence at the 2013 Giro d'Italia, where he finis ...

, part of the breakaway, attacked the group on the

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; Martin went over the climb in third place, and he rode with

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for a while before going solo to catch Majka. He passed

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but he could not quite get to Majka, but he did win the Combativity award for the stage.

Etixx–Quick-Step (2016–17)

2016

Martin joined on a two-year contract from 2016, with a focus on strengthening the team's squad for the

Ardennes classics The Ardennes classics are three cycling classics held in mid-April in the Belgian Ardennes and southern Limburg in the Netherlands: Liège–Bastogne–Liège, La Flèche Wallonne and Amstel Gold Race. First held in 1892, 1936 and 1966 respectiv ...

and competing as a contender in stage races. Martin enjoyed success in his first race with his new team, winning the second stage of the

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often ...

, his first win for over a year. He took another win against a strong field in the

, going on to finish third overall. He went on to Belgium to race in the Ardennes classics, where his best result was a third place at

2017

Martin's first significant result of the season was a stage win at the

Volta ao Algarve The Volta ao Algarve (Portuguese; en, Tour of the Algarve) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2017, it has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the new UCI ...

. In April, he placed second to

in both

and

. In June, his late attack in the final stage lifted him to the podium, in third place, of the

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...

, overtaking

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by a single second. In the

, Martin was involved in a crash with

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in stage 9. In an interview at the end of the stage he said; Despite back pain, finding it hard to walk and not being able to get out of his saddle at times, he went on to finish the race sixth in the general classification, only learning afterwards that he had fractured two vertebrae in the crash. The injury forced him to miss the

Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the mo ...

UAE Team Emirates (2018–19)

2018

In August 2017, Martin announced that he was joining , on a two-year contract, for the 2018 season. Martin had turned down an offer to ride for , as he would not be a team leader in Grand Tours. He had also received interest from , , and . He made his debut for at the

. Martin placed fourth on stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve, by losing out on a sprint finish to

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; he went on to finish 14th overall. At

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...

, Martin abandoned the race due to bad weather conditions and illness on Stage 7, Martin had lost time on the previous stage due to a mechanical problem with his bike. At the

Martin fell behind on Stage 4 to La Molina, finishing 1 minute 29 seconds behind stage winner

, in 19th place. He took his first win of the season with a stage win at the

. On 12 July Martin won his second

stage, winning stage 6 at Mûr-de-Bretagne. He was named the most combative rider of the Tour de France.

Israel Start-Up Nation (2020–21)

In 2020 Martin joined on a two-year contract. In 2020 Martin took 5th place in

, and in the

he finished third in each of the first two stages, followed by a win on stage three before eventually finishing fourth in the General classification. On 26 May 2021, he won stage 17 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, thus claiming a stage win in all three of

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. He eventually finished the Giro in 10th Overall. In September 2021, Martin announced that he would retire from competition at the end of the season.

Personal

Martin holds both British and Irish citizenship. After turning professional, Martin resided in

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, Catalonia, Spain before moving to

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in 2014. He is married to British distance runner Jess Martin. In September 2018 their twin girls, Daisy and Ella Martin, were born.

Major results

;2004 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, British National Junior Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Junior Tour of Wales The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best jun ...

;2005 : 9th Overall

Ronde de l'Isard The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...

;2006 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Overall

Giro della Valle d'Aosta Giro della Valle d'Aosta is a stage race road bicycle race held annually in August in Aosta Valley, Italy. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

::1st Stage 6 ( ITT) : 6th

Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli The Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport disciplin ...

: 8th Overall

;2007 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie ::1st Stage 4 : 4th Overall

: 5th Overall

::1st

Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 9th

;2008 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotIrlanda

Road race ::1st MaillotIrlanda

Under-23 road race : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

: 4th Overall

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

: 6th Route Adélie de Vitré : 8th Overall

GP CTT Correios de Portugal The GP CTT Correios de Portugal is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions ...

: 10th Overall

Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week s ...

;2009 : 2nd Overall

: 3rd Overall

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::1st

Young rider classification : 5th GP Ouest–France : 8th

;2010 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne ( Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

::1st Stage 5 : 1st

: 1st

Tour Series The Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races held in the United Kingdom since 2009. It is televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important. The races are held over 1 ...

Ireland, Dublin ::1st Criterium ::1st Sprints : 2nd

Giro dell'Emilia The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The ...

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall

Brixia Tour The Brixia Tour was an Italian cycle road race held annually in the province of Brescia, Lombardy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

;2011 : 1st

: 1st Stage 9

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall

: 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 6 : 2nd

: 3rd

Memorial Marco Pantani The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The race has been organized since 2004 and serves as a memory of Marco Pantani. The race starts in Cesenatico, Pantani's hometown, and ...

: 8th

UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ...

;2012 : 2nd

: 4th Overall

::1st

Mountains classification : 4th Overall

: 5th

: 6th

;2013 : 1st MaillotVolta

Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 1st

: 1st Stage 9

: 2nd Overall

: 4th

: 6th

: 8th Overall

;2014 : 1st

: 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 2nd

: 3rd Overall

Tour de l'Ain Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in eastern France. G.P. de l'Amitié The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.) ...

: 7th Overall

: 9th

;2015 : 7th Overall

: 7th

: 10th Overall

;2016 : 1st Stage 2

: 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall

: 3rd

: 9th Overall

: 10th

;2017 : 2nd

: 2nd

: 3rd Overall

: 5th Overall

: 6th Overall

::1st Stage 2 : 6th Overall

: 8th

;2018 : 4th Overall

::1st Stage 5 : 8th Overall

::1st Stage 6 :: Jersey red number

Combativity award The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing to a stage's or the overall race's most aggressive rider. References {{cycling-stub Cycling jerseys ...

Overall : 9th

: 10th Overall

;2019 : 2nd Overall

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community) ...

: 4th Overall

: 5th

Gran Piemonte The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI ...

: 7th Overall

UAE Tour The UAE Tour ( ar, جولة الإمارات) is a road cycling stage race in the United Arab Emirates. It was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. It was created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. ...

: 8th Overall

;2020 : 4th Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 4th Overall

: 5th

;2021 : 6th

: 7th Overall

: 10th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 17

General classification results timeline

Classics results timeline

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Daniel 1986 births 2013 Tour de France stage winners Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics English male cyclists Irish male cyclists Irish Tour de France stage winners Irish Vuelta a España stage winners Irish Giro d'Italia stage winners Living people Olympic cyclists of Ireland Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands